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Ernie Kovacs
Age: 42 (passed away Jan. 13th, 1962)
Height: 6' 2"
Birth Place: Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Born: Jan. 23rd, 1919
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BIOGRAPHY: Author, actor, comedian, composer and producer. He was educated at the New York School of Theatre, and received the Sylvania Television Award. Joining the American Society of Composers and Publishers in 1957, he composed a number of songs and themes, a number of which were used in his famed television comedy sketches including "Mr. Question Man". His other popular-songs included "Ugly Duckling", "So Good to Me", "The Patty Cake", "The Irving Wong Song", and many more.
TRIVIA:
- Married 'Edie Adams' (qv) in Mexico City. The ceremony was presided over by former New York City mayor 'William O'Dwyer' (qv), and performed in Spanish, which neither Kovacs or Adams understood; O'Dwyer had to prompt each to say "Si" at the "I do" portion of the vows.
- The car in which he was killed was a new 1962 Chevrolet Corvair.
- Daughter actress 'Mia Kovacs' (qv) died in an auto accident on 8 May 1982. Daughter Kippie Kovacs died after a long bout of ill health on 28 July 2001.
- Interred at Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Portrayed by 'Jeff Goldblum' (qv) in _Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984) (TV)_ (qv).
- Many of the kinescopes he made on the DuMont television network have been lost.
- His father was a bootlegger during prohibition.
- Kovacs got custody of his oldest two daughters after his divorce, but in 1953 their mother kidnapped them and they were not returned to him until 1955. After Kovacs died, his widow successfully fought their mother for their custody.
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